chistar

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Spanish

Etymology

From chist, which is onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃisˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: chis‧tar

Verb

chistar (first-person singular present chisto, first-person singular preterite chisté, past participle chistado)

  1. to speak, normally in negation
  2. to call attention

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chistar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive chistar
gerund chistando
past participle masculine feminine
singular chistado chistada
plural chistados chistadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present chisto chistastú
chistásvos 		chista chistamos chistáis chistan
imperfect chistaba chistabas chistaba chistábamos chistabais chistaban
preterite chisté chistaste chistó chistamos chistasteis chistaron
future chistaré chistarás chistará chistaremos chistaréis chistarán
conditional chistaría chistarías chistaría chistaríamos chistaríais chistarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present chiste chistestú
chistésvos2 		chiste chistemos chistéis chisten
imperfect
(ra) 		chistara chistaras chistara chistáramos chistarais chistaran
imperfect
(se) 		chistase chistases chistase chistásemos chistaseis chistasen
future1 chistare chistares chistare chistáremos chistareis chistaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative chistatú
chistávos 		chiste chistemos chistad chisten
negative no chistes no chiste no chistemos no chistéis no chisten

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of chistar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive chistar dative chistarme chistarte chistarle, chistarse chistarnos chistaros chistarles, chistarse
accusative chistarme chistarte chistarlo, chistarla, chistarse chistarnos chistaros chistarlos, chistarlas, chistarse
with gerund chistando dative chistándome chistándote chistándole, chistándose chistándonos chistándoos chistándoles, chistándose
accusative chistándome chistándote chistándolo, chistándola, chistándose chistándonos chistándoos chistándolos, chistándolas, chistándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chista dative chístame chístate chístale chístanos not used chístales
accusative chístame chístate chístalo, chístala chístanos not used chístalos, chístalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative chistá dative chistame chistate chistale chistanos not used chistales
accusative chistame chistate chistalo, chistala chistanos not used chistalos, chistalas
with formal second-person singular imperative chiste dative chísteme not used chístele, chístese chístenos not used chísteles
accusative chísteme not used chístelo, chístela, chístese chístenos not used chístelos, chístelas
with first-person plural imperative chistemos dative not used chistémoste chistémosle chistémonos chistémoos chistémosles
accusative not used chistémoste chistémoslo, chistémosla chistémonos chistémoos chistémoslos, chistémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chistad dative chistadme not used chistadle chistadnos chistaos chistadles
accusative chistadme not used chistadlo, chistadla chistadnos chistaos chistadlos, chistadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chisten dative chístenme not used chístenle chístennos not used chístenles, chístense
accusative chístenme not used chístenlo, chístenla chístennos not used chístenlos, chístenlas, chístense

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